Loans & Bursaries from the Gouvernement du Québec

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Loans & Bursaries from the Gouvernement du Québec

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Are you eligible for loans & bursaries?

Make sure to meet the following criteria:

  1. Students must be permanent residents, Canadian citizens or political refugees.
  2. Students must provide proof of Québec residency.
  3. Programs must be recognized by the ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur (MES). All DCS and ACS programs at LaSalle College (on campus or online) are recognized for loans and bursaries.

How do I apply for financial assistance?

Online application for financial assistance: 

  1. You must have a permanent code.
  2. The analysis of your application will take one and a half months.
  3. The school codes are the following:
    • ACS and DCS LaSalle 749548
    • ACS = Continuing education
    • DCS = Regular training program
  4. Program codes: Please take note that there is no period between letters and numbers in program codes.
    • Program codes do NOT use the letter “o,” rather use the number “zero”. For example: Instead of NTA.1J, write NTA1J AND
    • Once your application for financial assistance has been made, additional documents to include and declarations to be made will be specified. For example : 410D0
    • TO REDUCE WAITING TIME, IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO SEND THE COVER SHEET WITH APPLICATIONS.

Written applications for financial assistance:

Students without permanent codes have to apply for financial assistance in writing. Forms are available at LaSalle College or on the AFE website.


The final step:

Once your application has been accepted and your studies have started, a guaranteed certificate is lodged directly on your account on the AFE website. You will have to print the certificate and give it to your financial institution. The money will be in your account five business days after you’ve submitted this certificate.

The recognized financial institutions for Loans and Bursaries are:

Visit the Gouvernement du Québec website for more information about student financial assistance